John Wells
Biography
The English actor, writer and satirist John Wells first performed in cabaret while at Oxford, and he went on to write for That Was The Week That Was, a 1960s satire show that helped launch the careers of David Frost and others. Born in Ashford, Kent, in 1936, he contributed to Private Eye and to Mrs Wilson's Diary, then from 1979 co-wrote the Dear Bill letters with Richard Ingrams and developed them into the West End farce Anyone for Denis?, playing Denis Thatcher. He took the same role in the Bond film For Your Eyes Only (1981). He wrote the screenplay for Princess Caraboo (1994), and his film appearances included cameos in Casino Royale (1967) and Rentadick (1972). He also voiced characters in the children's series Charlie Chalk and helped revise the text of Leonard Bernstein's Candide.
61years old at death
- Born Ashford
- Died Sussex
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as John Campbell Wells
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 28 years1984 to 2012
Every film, newest first
- 2012Hatfields and McCoys: Bad BloodIMDb rating 3.9
- 1994Princess CarabooIMDb rating 6.0
- 1985Dutch GirlsIMDb rating 5.4
- 1985RevolutionIMDb rating 5.3
- 1984Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesIMDb rating 6.4
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Behind the camera
Wells co-wrote with Carl Davis a musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland that debuted at The Lyric Theatre in the West End.
Behind the camera
For the London Library's 150th anniversary, Wells wrote Rude Words, a history of the institution, which was published in 1991.
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Worked with
John Wells shares two films with Paul Brooke, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Paul Brooke's page
Donald Sutherland's page
Jim Broadbent's page
Timothy Spall's page
Christian Slater's page
Jeff Fahey's page
Hugh HudsonDirector, 2 films, 1984 to 1985
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